Galzig

Galzig - View from North West

The Galzig is a mountain in Austria. It belongs to the province of Tyrol and the Arlberg region. The height of the Galzig is 2184 m above sea level. A. The mountain was opened by the Arlberg cable cars and part of the eastern part of the Arlberg ski area.

On the Galzig In total there are six lifts, which can be reached with one each from the towns of St. Christoph or St Anton am Arlberg to the mountain. The first development with the Galzigbahn took place in 1937 from St. Anton ( 1318 m above sea level. A. ). This railway was the first cable car in the Arlberg region and already designed specifically for winter operation. This railway system was overhauled in 1964 and had for the season 2006 /07 to yield to a new building. Was built in a so-called Funitel plant, which is very safe and comfortable through their leadership on two ropes. 1952 Galzig of St. Christoph ( 1766 m above sea level. A. ) was opened from the St. Christoph web. This plant was first modernized and more in 1995 a new building, which today presents itself as a 4-seater chair lift with weather protection hood. Other cable cars that are used on the Galzig for winter sports, the Vallugabahn I, the Zammermoosbahn that Osthangbahn and the dance floors - tow. For the 2013/14 season the latter is replaced by a child-resistant 6-seater chairlift.

Is it in the summer on the Galzig still wandering, it shall be in the winter as the nodal point of the ski resort of St. Anton am Arlberg. From him the surrounding mountains Gampen, Kapall, Schindler tip, Valluga, pan head, Albonagrat Rendl and can be easily reached.

• Mountain in Europe
• Mountain in Tyrol
• Zweitausender
• Mountain in the Alps
• Lech Valley Alps
• St. Anton am Arlberg